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Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium Annual Meeting | February 28, 2017 Auburn University Huntsville Research Center Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 1

Welcome/Introductions  Safety  Restrooms  Wi-Fi - Version 291LVW Password: 4a19c739  Ground Rules  Notes / Actions  Introductions Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 2

Agenda 11:30-12:00 Arrive/Coffee All 12:00 PM M. Ogles Welcome / Introductions 12:05 PM R. Griffin ARSC Activities Past Year 12:15 PM R. Perkins TBE Status Updates (Launch, Data Delivery, Cal/Val) 12:45 PM W. Tadesse ARSC New Business 12:55 PM M. Ogles Wrap Up/Adjourn 1:00-2:00 All Follow-on Discussions *minutes will be taken by M. Ogles and posted onto the ARSC website (nsstc.uah.edu/arsc) Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 3

MOU • Purpose & Objectives • Data Agreement • Membership • Intellectual Property & Data Usage *executed February 17, 2016 for a duration of 5 years Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2016 4

Organization & Governance ARSC Member ARSC Executive Teledyne Institution PIs Committee Science Center (1) Reach out to (1) Quarterly evaluation of (1) Schedule approved institutional contacts or proposals requests executive committee for (2) Coordination of (2) Deliver acquired data to information/questions overlapping proposals and distribution node (more to and timeline provide advice vis-a-vis come on this) (2) Submit data request vicarious cal/val activities via TBE web portal (more (3) Approval of data to come on this) requests via TBE web portal (3) Submit proposal form (4) Organizing letters of to ARSC support and data sharing Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 5

Letters of Support • Dr. Karen McNeal (Auburn), NSF NRT-INFEWS: Addressing the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in the SouthEastern US through Resiliency (FEW-SEUS), January 29, 2017 • Dr. David Pan (UAH), NSF Improving Predictive Lossless Compression of Large Image Datasets Using Data-Driven Learning, November 7, 2016 • Dr. Mike Fogle (Auburn), NASA Sustainable Land Imaging-Technology TRL Advancement, March 26, 2016 **we will execute requested letters of support at any time, but do give us a little notice Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 6

Presentations • Teledyne’s Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) , JACIE, April 14 2016. R. Perkins, D. Krutz, R. Mueller, E. Carmona, R. Griffin, L. Graham, R. Miller • Imaging Spectroscopy Applications Using the DESIS Hyperspectral Instrument on MUSES , JACIE, April 14 2016, R. Perkins, E. Carmona, R. Griffin • Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium (ARSC), GISA Annual Meeting, April 20 2016, M. Ogles, R. Griffin, W. Tadesse, R. Perkins • Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium (ARSC): An industry-higher education consortium and a unique resource for the state of Alabama. GEOHuntsville Annual Summit, May 4 2016, R. Griffin, M. Ogles, W. Tadesse, R. Perkins Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 7

Outreach Activities • R. Griffin Auburn Presentation (Geosciences), GEO Huntsville BoD Outreach • M. Ogles Presentations and Faculty Meetings • W. Tadesse activities • R. Perkins Presentations Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 8

TBE Update Ray Perkins, Chief Engineer Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 9

Data (What, When, How Much) • Data acquired from TBE’s MUSES platform. As of mid-late 2017 (projected) that will include DLR’s DESIS-30 instrument. • ARSC’s agreement with TBE guarantees 450,000 km2 of data to be used by ARSC member PIs over 5 years (2016-2021) - for perspective, about 3.5 times the state of Alabama. Requested data can be global but must be in regions covered by the ISS (51.6deg). • Researchers can request any amount of data they want, with several caveats • – An understanding that multiple researchers will likely be requesting data in any given year and ARSC will attempt to accommodate as many highly-rated requests as possible per year (see the proposal preparation tips below) – ARSC will try to spread out data tasking usage to guarantee data availability over the course of the 5-yr period, so roughly-speaking 100km2 of data might be tasked under this agreement per year of the MOU – Requesters must be from ARSC member institutions – Any ARSC member will have free access to any data previously tasked and acquired for another ARSC member • The ARSC committee can sign NDA’s upon request • Data distribution from TBE to ARSC members is currently being worked out. Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 10

Data Tasking Requests Scoring Criteria: Submit DATA REQUEST via TBE (1) Plans to leverage the data for funding online system. and likelihood to result in follow-on research Submit PROPOSAL FORM via email (2) Number of other institutions/PIs to ARSC. This is a one page involved overview of your proposed project, (3) Amount and location of data requested the amount of data requested, and time span for which data requested contact information, and (4) Coordination with classes and number addressing the scoring criteria (to and type of students involved the right). (5) Data used for vicarious calibration/validation activities Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 11

Data Request Tips Items to consider: 1) Any data acquired or tasked for vicarious calibration activities in which ARSC members are involved does not count toward the MOU data limit but does still go through the ARSC process (…so choose wisely) 2) There is a direct relationship between the amount of data requested and the relative scoring value of having multiple institutions/PIs involved 3) The consortium can provide both a means to support your research through the provision of data and letters of support as well as a means to identify collaborators and compete for larger proposals (more to come on this later) 4) Application areas of high value to TBE may be good avenues to pursue additional teaming agreements with TBE to acquire additional data and handle subsequent IP Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 12

Data Requests: Deadlines February 1: Project Proposal Form November 1: Project Proposal Form Mid-February: Annual Meeting December 1: Approval Notifications March 1: Approval Notifications Q4: Q1: *bear dates in mind when submitting proposals if you Q3: Q2: intend to leverage these data. August 1: Project Proposal Form May 1: Project Proposal Form June 1: Approval Notifications September 1: Approval Notifications Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 13

Upcoming Activities • How to get involved • Conferences & Outreach • Proposals (joint and individual) • Resources • Data requests and proposal Letters of Support • Calibration/Validation activities and coursework Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 14

Institutional Contacts Dr. Rob Griffin, UAH robert.griffin@nsstc.uah.edu 256.961.7783 Mr. Mike Ogles, Auburn mike.ogles@auburn.edu 256.998.1423 Dr. Wubishet Tadesse, Alabama A&M wubishet.tadesse@aamu.edu 256.372.4252 nsstc.uah.edu/ats/arsc Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium | Annual Meeting February 2017 15

Current MUSES & DESIS Status For the Alabama Remote Sensing Consortium (ARSC) February 28, 2017 Ray Perkins

Teledyne and DLR Partnership ► Teledyne & DLR, the German Space Centre, have partnered for the DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) to be hosted on Teledyne’s Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) mounted on the International Space Station (ISS) ► MUSES is an Earth-imaging platform designed, built, owned and operated by Teledyne • A commercialization project for the ISS • Hosts up to 4 robotically installed & removed instruments • Provides precision pointing for earth observing instruments • Provides all EO mission planning, control, and data downlink • MUSES is licensed by NOAA for commercial remote sensing ► DESIS is a Visible to Near-InfraRed (VNIR) Imaging Spectrometer • Designed and built by DLR • Operated by Teledyne • DLR uses DESIS for scientific research and humanitarian purposes • Teledyne uses DESIS for commercial purposes 2

Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) ► MUSES Platform ► Located on ELC 4-2 ► Inertially stabilized ► Precise pointing and Earth surface target tracking ► Up to 4 robotically installed instruments ► Total data downlink ~225 GB/day ► Teledyne owns the platform, determines pointing schedules, and retains data rights in cooperation with partners ► Instruments launched in “soft stowage” 3

MUSES Location on ELC-4 4 4